Charles Pulliam-Moore

Lee Sun-kyun, the South Korean actor whose performance as member of the privileged elite in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won him a Screen Actors Guild Award, has died by suicide at the age of 48. Per the Associated Press, Lee was found dead in his car by Seoul police on Wednesday morning after the authorities had been alerted about his disappearance.

In yet another reminder that audiences absolutely can and will show up for movies starring predominantly Black casts if studios give filmmakers the chance to produce them, director Blitz Bazawule’s new take on The Color Purple is dominating at the box office, and making some Hollywood history.

The future of Spyglass Media Group’s forthcoming Scream VII already seemed in jeopardy after the studio fired actress Melissa Barrera for speaking out about Israel’s bombardment of Palestine, and actress Jenna Ortega dropped out of the film shortly thereafter. But now that director Christopher Landon has also exited the project, it feels like it might not be long until we’re hearing about the project being put on ice for some time.

Lionsgate’s desire to separate its film and TV production arms from Starz has been clear for some time now.

We’re still a few months out from Denis Villeneuve’s second Dune feature, but the film’s latest trailer should help with any and all spice-related cravings you might be dealing with right now.